Randy Walker 1954-2006 June 30, 2006

Northwestern University has lost it’s head football coach. Suddenly, shockingly, Randy Walker had an apparent heart attack last night, and is dead at the age of 52.
I won’t pretend that Coach Walker and I were friends, or that he would even be able to identify me in a police lineup. But I will tell you [...]

Saved the best for last June 30, 2006

Well, Iowa hoop fans … the NBA Draft was not a total waste.
After more than four hours of ESPN jabbering, a local guy heard his name called. Last. Will Blalock was the 60th and final draft pick, selected by the Detroit Pistons. Congrats to Will on getting the call, and ending up in a great [...]

Is There a Draft in Here? June 29, 2006

Tonight is the annual NBA draft … a four hour marathon of David Stern mis-pronouncing guys names (my favorite of recent memory has to me Nikoloz Tskitisvili — it sounded like Stern had something stuck in his throat). But honestly, this has to be one of the most depressing drafts I’ve ever sat through (I [...]

New Head Hawk June 24, 2006

I had a fortune cookie one time that dispensed this knowledge — Three can keep a secret if two are dead. In other words, secrets never stay secret for as long as they’re supposed to. Especially secrets involving a job that leads Iowa’s highest-profile university and pays nearly $300,000 a year.
So some serious props have [...]

Back from Vay-Cay June 21, 2006

I love vacation. Kicking back and relaxing, getting sunburned, eating too much — it sounds a lot like a normal weekend. Except it’s longer. And more expensive.
But Wednesday is back to the grind — and part of the fun of returning is trying to get caught up on recent news. Like opening an Inbox full [...]

I-Cubs Pie Not Ready…Yet! June 16, 2006

Hello Des Moines sports fans and non-sports fans alike…I must say my excitement for my new home and this new forum is running high! I’ve been in Des Moines for 4 months now and I love it already. Especially the passion the town has for its Triple A Baseball team. The newly renovated Principal Park [...]

1st Blog June 10, 2006

Wow. So this is what the Information Superhighway looks like.
Welcome to my inaugural blog entry — this will be a place where we in the NewsChannel 8 Sports Department come to chat, opine, and generally have fun. In short, it’s an online version of the nightly sportscast, without having to edit any video. We like [...]